Samsung Galaxy J3 vs Motorola Moto G Play (2021) Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy J3

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Motorola Moto G Play (2021)

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Samsung Galaxy J3 or Motorola Moto G Play (2021) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy J3 Motorola Moto G Play (2021)
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Release date 2015, November 2021, January 08
Dimensions (HxWxD) 142.3 x 71 x 7.9 mm | 5.6 x 5.6 x 2.8 in 166.6 x 76 x 9.4 mm | 6.56 x 6.56 x 2.99 in
Weight 138 g | 4.87 oz 204 g | 7.2 oz
Body Build Plastic body Plastic frame, plastic back
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Colors White, Black, Gold Misty Blue
Battery 2600 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 349 h
Talking time - Up to 22 h
Music play - Up to 77 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 6.5" in
Screen area 68.9 cm2 102.0 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 68.2% 80.6%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 720 x 1600 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 294 PPI 270 PPI
Screen protection Asahi Dragontrail Glass
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 8 MP, Single 13 MP, Dual
Camera specs -8 MP, f/2.2, AF
-5 MP, f/2.2, AF - USA
-13 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3.1'', 1.12µm, PDAF
-2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Functions LED flash, HDR LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30/60fps
Front camera, selfie 2 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 2 MP (USA)
5 MP, f/2.2 (all other regions)
5 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1.12µm
Functions HDR
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) or Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.1.1 (Nougat) Android 10
Chipset - Spreadtrum SC9830
- Exynos 3475 Quad (28 nm) - USA
- Qualcomm SM4250 Snapdragon 460 (11 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7
-Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 - USA
- Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Kryo 240 & 4x1.6 GHz Kryo 240)
GPU Mali-400
Mali-T720 - USA
Adreno 610
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 8/16 GB, 1.5/2 GB RAM 32GB 3GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 142843
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 80
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 261
GeekBench 4 Single Core 441
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1159
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 740

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)Nano-SIM (USA models only) Nano-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 38, 41, 66, 71
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, LTEEP, SUPL
NFC Yes (market dependent) No
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0
Bluetooth 4.0/4.1, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.17 W/kg (head)     1.12 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.48 W/kg (head)     0.42 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio, RDS, recording (mark
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity
Other extras
- Charging 10W
- Water-repellent coating
Versions
- Versions: J320FN (Europe); J320F (EMEA); J320F/DD (India); J320A (AT&T); J320P (Sprint, Virgin Mobile, Boost); Galaxy Amp Prime (Cricket); Galaxy J3 V (Verizon); J320M (LATAM); J320G (Asia). Also know

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